Oil burner



May 1, 1945.

J. BILAN OIL BURNER Filed'June 5, 1944 Y INVENTOR. 170255422272, w

Patented May 1, 1945.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Applleatiozncfi, 1(9(::,1S5;ll$9l11;l0. 538,777

The present invention relates to oil or other liquid fuel burners, and has for its principal object to provide an improved oil burner.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide means in an oil burner for facilitating prompt consumption of the oil which may be spilled.

Another object of the presentinvention is to provide a novel draft regulating means in an oil burner.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims. I

In the drawing forming a part of this application, and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views;

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view through the oil burner taken on line l| of Fig. 2; and

led e l9, lining 22, preferably made of asbestos or other impervious material, is provided, for the purpose of absorbing an fuel thatmay have spilled out from trough l1 and over ledge It, to be consumed thereon before the same escapes from walls II. I

The draft regulating means for the burner comprises a V-shaped element 23 consisting of a a pair of inclined walls 24 receivable between Fig. 2 isa top elevational view of the oil burner,

partlyin section.

Referring to the present drawing -'in detail there is shown' therein a housing comprising a I The outer ends of each of said ledges l 2 integrally connect with upwardly projecting walls l3, which in turn connect, by their upper ends with horizontal cover plates l4, each of the latter being in spaced, parallel relation with ledges l2.

' Said ledges l2, walls l3 and plates 14 are preferably integrally connected with plates l9, and constitute housings l5.

Adjacent the upper end of each wall ll isan integrally formed ledge 16 which upwardly and angularly projects from each of said walls II, for defining trough l1 within which a quantity of oil or other liquid fuel is adapted to be received and consumed.

Centrally of each trough a fuel supplying pipe I8 is connected from underface of. each wall I I. Said pipes l8 at their lower ends connect with ipes l9, which extend one plate It and outwardly therefrom connect with a single pipe 20,

which in turn, centrally thereof, connects with manifold 2 I.

Upon the inner face of each wall I l and below 55 lating element 23 is broughtdown as far as it will the inclined walls II and in a parallel relation therewith. The upper ends of said walls 24 extend slightly above plates Ill and their upper ends upon the amount thereof and other factors, and l for regulating the draft in conjunction with the draft regulating element 23.

Adjacent the apex, defined by the lower ends of said walls 24 is a transverse bar 21 having a stud 28.made at a central point thereof, to receive in a swiveled connection the lower end of screw 29, having its upper end threaded and extended in a threaded relation through a transverse bar 30, which is integrally formed with the upper edges of plates l0. Knob 3| is received by the upper end of said screw 29 and, above said bar 39. By virtue of this arrangement it will be seen that screw 29 may be shifted in a vertical direction by rotating the sameby means of knob 3|.

This shifting movement will bring the draft regulating element 23, including its walls 24, to or away from the cooperating faces of walls II. It

is observed that the walls 24 are at all times in parallel relation with walls II and the spaces 5 therebetween constitute the draft passages for air, which flows into the opening defined by'the lower spaced edges of walls II, and thereupon passes between said walls 24 and II and past ledges l6 and into housings IS. The air enhances the combination of fuel in troughs I I and carries with it the combustion gases into housings l5, while some of the gases may pass through crevices defined by the free edges of cover plates 2 gobydrivingscrcwltwallsllwilicontaetwith said waILsaidhmrsingheingptovidedwitha ledgesli,inwhicheventtheair deiined mouth overlying theupper end of said wall, a

bysaidwalls2landllwillbeci-andthe flameinandahovetroughl'lwillbeextim guished. vAlthough this may consfltute one jmeanstorext s mthenameinthebumer.

a preferable means for the flame istostopflieiiowofoilintothemaniloldil by closing the in association therewith, t r y. toth'e draftregulating element lithefuncfionforwhichitisprimarliyd 'rheoilisfiredbydroppinsamatchthrough crevicesdeflnedbythefreeinnerendsofcover plates II and the adjacent upperends of walls 2l.orthroughvenis2I. V

From the hereinabove description it'will be apparent that byraising or lowering the draft regulating element 23, and thereby shifting the fi sametoorawayfromthewalls ,theairpassagesdeflned bywallsrl and willbeiespectivelynairowedorenlargedforthepurposeof regulatingtheammmtofairnecessaryforproper consumption of oil in trough I! and consumption of smoke and gases in housings ii,

The oil burner herein described is intended for positioning within a stove 32 indicated by dotted lines in Pig- 2.

While there is described herein -a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it isnevdraftwalliubstantlallyinparallel relationwithsaidflrstnamedwalLtheupper endofsaidseeondnamedwalloverlying mouth andmeansforshiftings'aiddrattregm,

latingwalltowardorawayfromsaidflrstmentinnedwallforregulaflngtheammntofair forthepurposeofdivlding the'airpassing. throughsaidslotintotwostreamsanddirecting.

eachstreamtopassintooneofthetwopassages deiinedbysaidflrstnamedwallsandsaidwalls wall, a container carried thereby, said container 35 heingadaptedtoreeeiveaconstantslmplyof liquid fuel upm which the sameisadaptedtobe ahmsmgcarriedbytheupperendof of said draft regulating member. and means for shifting said draft regulating member toward or awayfromsaidiiistnamedwallsforregulaiins' im m g therebetyeen.

JOHN IBILAN. 

